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Janice, a Realtor in Illinois asks: Do you have information about software I can use to create floor plans myself? Yes; for a number of years, we have been tracking which floor plan creation software is a favorite among readers. Most people who do floor plans use some kind of laser measuring device to do […]

??As professional real estate photographers, we’re often looking for the next product, service, or technology that could help set us apart from the competition and grow our business. Our mandate at PFRE is to help real estate photographers be successful and one of the ways we do that is by keeping you informed and up […]

Manny in New York asks: What Floor Plan creation software or app do you recommend? There are so many out there, it’s hard to choose. This sounds like an easy question but it’s not. The first thing you need to do is analyze your local market so you clearly understand what your clients are willing to […]

Rob from iFloorPlan says: iFloorplan offers a product that is the missing piece in the property marketing puzzle. Interactive floor plan tours give real estate shoppers the information they really need to decide whether or not to book a showing. They put the images into perspective and bring a floor plan to life. See an […]

Brandon in LA says: I recently purchased a Leica DISTO D2 and am planning to offer floor plans (just 2D to start) as an additional service. I’ve thoroughly researched the various vendors you have listed in previous posts on this subject, and have played around with Leica’s own Sketch app (which unfortunately seems way too […]

Ivy in New York asks: I was wondering if you know where I can learn how to create floor plans for my real estate clients? Is there an app you can recommend. There is a huge number of floor plan Apps. Most people that do floor plans use some kind of laser measuring device to quickly measures […]

I’ve had some questions in the last few months asking besides, Matterport, what are the top software applications for creating floor plans. Since it’s been over a year since we talked about floor plans I thought I’d do a poll this time. The poll has all the floor plan software that was discussed in the […]

Kelvin in Big Sky Country recently asked the following: Searching your site regarding Matterport, I found some thoughts about it from 2014 that would sway me to believe that the value wasn’t there as compared to the $4500 investment. I’m curious to know if that has changed, or if anyone reports recouping that investment and […]

Ken in Toronto asks: I’ve decided to start doing floor plans for real estate. Can you suggest what the best floor plan drawing software is? Thanks. First of all here is a link to the posts we’ve done in the last few years here on floor plans. Which floor plan product you provide depends first […]

David in Arizona asked the following question: We have a potential homebuilder client that is interested in 3D floorplans that we can incorporate into a 2-4 minute video. These are the kind of videos that are created in Autodesk 3D Max. Here is an example of a similar video. Do you know of a company […]

Kimi-Lynn in Minnesota asked the following question: I am finding that photographers offering room measurements and floor plans are becoming a hot trend. I am wondering if anyone else is seeing this or offering these services, and how they charge for it? Also, for the photographers that offer it, have they had success with specific […]

PFRE reader Sean Elliott at Exposure Property Marketing told me about some new floor plan creation software. Sean said: Whilst the market is quieter I thought I would take the opportunity to contact you about a new product we are using at Exposure Property Marketing. We have helped a software company here in the UK Boxcubic […]

Here is another opportunity to tryout another floor plan creation service. Last week Valerie from Insidemaps.com contacted me and asked for advice on how to get feedback on the Insidemaps.com floor plan creation service from some hard core real estate photographers that provide floor plans. What came to mind was back when the MagicPlan App came out […]

You don’t have to be around real estate or real estate photography very long to realize that property marketing materials can benefit big-time from great looking floor plans. Long time PFRE reader, Anna Wilshire who is the director/photographer at wideangles.com.au in Brisbane, has had so much demand for floor plans to go with her photography she decided […]